

Would You Trust the Opinion of a Doctor if that Opinion was Based Upon a Broken X-Ray, MRI or CT sca
This is the follow-up to my previous entry about Social Security continuing to rely on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) to make...


"It Seems Like a Crap Shoot!"
I often hear this phrase from Clients, Potential Clients and People with Experience with the Social Security Disability System. The...


The Internet, Facebook and Social Media: you know what this blog entry is about
I will keep this short. There should be no pictures or information about you online anywhere or in any type of format. This includes any...


Global Assessments of Functioning "GAF" Scores in Social Security Disability Mental Health
I am going to start this discussion in this blog entry by breaking down Social Security Administration Administrative Memorandum...


"I Don't Like Taking a Lot of Pills. I Want to Get Better Naturally."
It's not uncommon to hear this or to even feel it if you have been prescribed multiple medications. Medications have side effects. Some...


Comments Submitted on Proposed Social Security Disability Rule Addressing the Mentally Ill, the FBIÂ
The Social Security Administration should not be in the business of deciding who can and cannot own a gun. This is so far removed from...


Social Security Disability to Tell FBI which Disability Recipients Should Not Have Guns
I thought this would be timely after what just happened in Orlando, and previously in Aurora and San Bernardino, among other places of...


Word "Credible" Removed from Dictionary!
I'm exagerating. Merriam-Webster has not removed the word "credible" from the dictionary. However the Social Security Administration has...


Social Security Disability Process in NEPA Can Take Up to Two Years
Northeast Pennsylvania residents applying for Social Security Disability Benefits often have to wait up to two years until they receive...

February 27, 1979: Birth of the Grid: Part 1 of 3 Bobby H. Kirk, James C. Stallings, James Leonard,
In the late 1970s the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services developed a new system for determining who...